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Joseph Papp
Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. He established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in Lower Manhattan. There Papp created a year-round producing home to focus on new plays and musicals. Among numerous examples of these were the works of David Rabe, Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Charles Gordone's No Place to Be Somebody, and Papp's production of Michael Bennett's Pulitzer Prize–winning musical A Chorus Line. Papp also founded Shakespeare in the Park, helped to develop other off-Broadway theatres and worked to preserve the historic Broadway Theatre District.
BornJoseph Papirofsky, June 22, 1921, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 31, 1991, New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationProducer, director
Spouse(s)Peggy Marie Bennion, Gail Bovard Merrifield
ChildrenTony, Miranda, Barbara, Susan, Michael

About Joseph Papp

Director Joseph Papp was born on June 22, 1921 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 70, on October 31, 1991).

Broadway hits and the New York Shakespeare Festival are both produced by him.

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Joseph Papp before becoming famous

Joseph Papp was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1921 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was a student of Eulalie Spence.

Achievement of Joseph Papp

In 1954, he established The Public Theater in New York City as an arts organization.

Joseph Papp's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Yetta (née Miritch), a seamstress, and Samuel Papirofsky, a trunk maker, were his parents, both Jewish immigrants from Russia.

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Joseph Papp Collabed with

TV Actor Vic Tayback and he were both born in Brooklyn.

Joseph Papp Income & Net worth

Joseph Papp's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a director. Networth of Joseph Papp in 2024 is 150,000$+.

Joseph Papp Height and Weight

How tall is Joseph Papp? At the age of 70, Joseph Papp height is 5'2" (1.55m).

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Latest information about Joseph Papp updated on March 10 2023.